#CES 2015 : Parrot Pot, the most advanced connected plant pot

The Parrot Pot is part of Parrot’s second generation of plant sensors. Equipped with a 2,2L reservoir, the Pot provides up to 1 month of smart, autonomous irrigation, keeping your plants happy and healthy until you return.

Using state-of-the-art sensors, the Parrot Pot’s smart irrigation system waters your plant precisely when it needs it, using exactly the right amount of water every time. As your plant grows the Parrot Pot will adapt to its natural life-cycle and determine the most efficient irrigation schedule to encourage your plant’s growth while also maximizing water conservation. With a database of over 8,000 different plants, the Parrot Pot provides users targeted, plant-specific, and situation-specific advice about how to best care for their plants.

The Parrot Pot water tank is machine-washable., hardy enough to place outside, and it’s sleek yet conventional design make it perfect for any home, office, garden, and terrace environment.

so, how does this run? main power? how much electricity does it use, and what is the environmental payback time for this item? if you are going to make a huge amount of pollutants manufacturing this pot doesn’t that negate any benefit the plant may provide you? grow a plant now to kill the planet in the future is not such a great idea. Parrot – also make sure you are showing indoor plants – the popsci.com pic is of a camellia that would drop its flowers and die inside very quickly, and you will have upset customers.

can you have multiple pots with individual identifiers? Do you have plans to make this compatible with a windows pc? do you have a estimated price? I have 27 plants (15 different varieties) in my home. is this product available to canada